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Bob's Birthday is the eighth episode (tenth episode to be aired on the BBC and by credit order) of the first series.

Plot

It’s Bob's birthday but everyone pretends they have forgotten as they are throwing him a surprise party. Bob goes off to mend the stable wall, while Wendy makes a cake. Dizzy and Muck make one too - a concrete one! Even greedy Spud helps. When Bob returns, he is delighted with his birthday surprise - and two cakes!

Characters

Locations

Voice Cast

United Kingdom, Ireland & Australia

North America

Finland

Trivia

  • Some TV guide sources incorrectly list this episode airing in January 1999 for the UK.
  • Strangely, the UK title card uses a different font.
  • This episode marks the first of a few things:
    • This marks the first time Muck says Scoop's catchphrase. But he/she says "Can we make it?"
    • This is the first episode copyrighted 1999 when going by production order.
    • First time a birthday is celebrated (Bob).
  • Assuming if the original UK airdate(s) means anything, Bob's birthday would be 12 July or 14 September.
    • This would make his zodiac birth sign be Cancer or Virgo.
  • This episode was paired with Bob's Big Surprise (Series 2) when it first premiered in North America and Latin America.
  • This episode was paired with Tea Set Travis (Series 2) when it first premiered on PBS in the US.
  • This is the first episode to have a short episode song.
  • In the original Brazilian Portuguese dub of this episode, "Happy Birthday to You" is sung instead of a variant of the show's theme song when Bob, Scoop, and Lofty come back to the yard.

Goofs

  • In the close up of Bob struggling to remove a board from the stable wall, his hammer is missing from his toolbelt, but when Spud says, "Pull it harder, Bob!", his hammer reappears.
  • Bob's hammer is not inserted in his toolbelt properly when he sees his two cakes.

Quotes

  • Travis: (US only) Hey, Bob. (Bob struggles to remove board)
  • Spud: Pull it harder, Bob!
  • Bob: (straining) I'm...doing...my...best! (The board cracks)
  • Bob: Whew, that was a tough one!
  • Spud: (laughs) Can he fix it? (Laughs)
  • Bob: (annoyed) Yes, I can Spud. Haven't you got work to do?

  • Muck: Cake making looks easy! You just bung everything together and mix it up!
  • Dizzy: Yeah! It's just like making concrete!
  • Muck: Bob loves your concrete, Dizzy! Why don't we make him a concrete cake, he can keep forever!
  • Dizzy: Oh, yes! Come on!
  • Muck: Can we make it?
  • Dizzy: Yes, we can!

  • Wendy: (catches Spud touching Bob's birthday cake) Spud!
  • Spud: Oh! (eats a bit of icing) Sorry!
  • Wendy: Oh, that's Bob's birthday cake!
  • Spud: (gasps) Bob's birthday cake?!
  • Wendy: Fingers off!
  • Spud: Sorry, Wendy! It looked so good! And I'm so hungry!
  • Wendy: (sighs) I was just going to put the candle on the cake.
  • Spud: Oh, Wendy, can I help?
  • Wendy: I don't know whether you deserve to.
  • Spud: Oh, go on, Wendy!
  • Wendy: Oh, alright.
  • Spud: Thanks, Wendy! Spud's on the job!

  • Wendy, Farmer Pickles and the Gang: (singing) Bob the Builder, It's his birthday, Bob the Builder, Yes, it is! It's Bob's birthday, Can we sing it? It's Bob's birthday, Yes, we can!

In Other Languages

Language Name Meaning
Latin Spanish El Cumpleaños de Bob Bob's Birthday
European Spanish El Cumpleaños de Bob Bob's Birthday
Polish Urodziny Boba Bob's Birthday
Hungarian Bob születésnapja Bob's Birthday
Russian День рождения Боба Bob's Birthday
Romanian Ziua de nastere a lui Bob Bob's Birthday
Swedish Bob fyller år Bob's Birthday
Hindi बॉब के जन्मदिन Bob's Birthday
German Bob hat Geburtstag It's Bob's Birthday
Japanese ボブのたんじょうび Bob's birthday
Dutch Bob’s verjaardag Bob's Birthday
Czech Bořkovy narozeniny Bob's Birthday
Hebrew יום ההולדת של בוב Bob's Birthday
European Portuguese O Aniversário do Bob Bob's Birthday
Finnish Peten Syntymäpäivät Bob's Birthday
Slovene Mihov rojstni dan Bob's Birthday
Scottish Co La Brieth Chaluim Bob's Birthday
Bosnian Bobov Rodendan Bob's Birthday
Catalan L'Aniversari D'En Bob Bob's Birthday
Chinese 生日快乐 巴布 Happy Birthday Bob
Persian تولد باب Birthday Bob

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North American Premieres

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